I believe that it is my right as an investor, to freely access the entirety of the public securities markets, and invest as I choose, without arbitrary restrictions.

I have an existing position in pro shares short the S&P 500 because I Believe that stocks are dangerously over valued ,and as a hedge if my retirement fund should go broke.

I OPPOSE RESTRICTIONS TO MY RIGHT TO INVEST

Telling one how they can invest/spend/lose or grow their money, or NOT allowing one to do what they want with their money is against American freedom. Should I not be able to work in certain jobs because I'm not sophisticated or privileged?...of course we no that isn't the case. Make sure disclaimers are read and let 'adults' make their own decisions. If they want to burn their money in their backyards they should be able to do so, so should you, and so should I. These tools are very useful and you would be hurting me, against my will, to 'protect' me?

I believe it is I alone, and not regulators who should be ablel to choose those public investments which I deem right for me and my family. I am fully capable of understanding leveraged and inverse funds and their risks and accept total responsibility for my actions.

I am a government employee and also invest my hard earned money and do not want to see over regulations restricting my options while allowing big pocket companies access to the same investments. Please let us choose what we invest on and let us keep the responsibility to be informed and educated. We are adults and should not be tested for where we invest our money. Thank you.

Please remove the regulation

ME not regulators should be able to choose the public
investments that are right for me and my family.
Public investments should be available to all of the public,
not just the privileged.

Me not regulators should be able to choose the public investments that are right for me and my family. Public investments should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged. I shouldn't have to go through any special process like passing a test before I can invest in public securities, like leveraged and inverse funds. I am well-educated and fully capable of understanding leveraged and inverse funds and their risks. I do not need these measures imposed on my right to invest. Leveraged and inverse funds are important to my investment strategies.

The stock market will undergo a difficult period in the coming years. At times, it will be necessary for investors to buy protection to hedge against market declines. Regulations that prevent retail traders from hedging their investments through inverse funds will ensure that large institutional investors profit and protect their investments during market selloffs while retail investors will be decimated. This is grossly unfair and another example of government policies that are designed to transfer wealth from the middle class to the elites.